Detachable brush-handle



VPatented Peb. 24, 1885.

S. C. COLLINS.

DETAGHABLE BRUSH HANDLE.

N. PETER$ Plma-limumpher. Wumngmn, n.0.

(No M0161.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON CAMERON COLLINS, OF'MARIET'IA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DETACHABLE BRUSH-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,611, dated February24, 1885.

Application filed February 11, 1884. (No model.)

T all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, SIMON C. CoLLINs, of Marietta, in the county ofLancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Detachable Brush- Handles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

I-Ieretofore handles have been principally made as a part of the brushor permanently secured thereto.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, andeasily-adjustable handle for hand-brushes, and I accomplish theseobjects by the construction herein shown.

clamps.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side view of the handle and partsattached. Fig. 2 is a View of the set-screw. Fig. 3 is a side and edgeView of one of the side Fig. 4 is a side and edge view of the movable.locking-piece. of the same part shown in Fig. l, and Fig. 6 is aperspective of a brush with my device attached.

The construction will be readily understood on reference to thedrawings.

a represents the portion of my device which is grasped by the hand whenthe brush is being used. The rear portion, a, is shaped as shown, beingprovided with the inclined pcrtion or spur e. The opposite end of thehandle portion is shaped as shown, and provided with a set-screw, d,passing through the portion f and into the piece c. The clamping-piecesb are provided at their outer ends with spurs l or inwardly-inclinedpieces e', which engage in the side of the brush. rlhe inner ends ofthese pieces are provided with a diagonal slot, g, within which the pinh on the piece c traverses. The inner end of the set-screw d' may have abearing in the part fi, if desired.

If it is desired to apply the device to a. brush, it is placed in theposition shown, the end a being drawn up snugly against the heel of thebrush, and the set-screw d being turned to al- Fig. 5 isa top view lowthe clamping-piece c to rest near the part i, thus forcing theclamping-pieces b outward sufficiently to permit their outer ends toengage with the edge of the brush, after which the set-screw is turnedto draw the piece c toward the nose of the brush, and the pin h,traversing the slots g, will draw the clamping,- pieces b inward, andthus securely lock them in place. These pieces may be set at an angle,as indicated in dotted lines, and when so set the first effect resultingfrom tightening the setscrew will be to draw them inward, as abovedescribed, until a firm grip is obtained, upon the sides of the brush,after which the tendency will be to cause these pieces to approach morenearly to aparallel position, thus carrying the whole handle as far aspermitted toward the nose of the brush and forcing the part e to gripmore firmly in the heel of the brush. thus firmly and securely lockingthe whole device in position.

1t will readily be seen that very many modifications may be made in theconstruction of this device without departing from my invention. I donot, therefore, confine myself to the exact construction shown.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto securev by Letters Patent, is-

1. The handle a, having spur a', and parts z' and f, in combination withthe movable clamppieces b b, and means, substantially as described, forsecuring the attachment in place on the back of a brush, substantiallyas shown.

2. The combination of handle-piece a, havving spur end a', and parts iandf, with clamping-pieces b, having diagonal slots g, piece c, havingpin h, and set-screw d,`all constructed and operating substantially asshown.

his SIMON CAMERON X COLLINS.

mark.

Witnesses:

W. J STERRETT, JOHN SPANGLEE.

